Hay-loading machine



HAY LOADINGMACHINE. APPLICATION FItED OCT. 9| 1971.5.

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INVENTO/ c. HILL` HAY LOADING MACHINE.

' `APPLICATION FILED ocT. 9, Isls. I 1,194,179. nwantedAug,1916.

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nmz/Inns l Patented Aug. 8.1916.

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HAY LOADING MACHINE.

' f APPLICATION FILED ocT. 9, 1915. 1,194,179.

C. HILL.

. HAY LOADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, |915- 1,194,179. Patented Aug. 8,1916.

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CLEVELAND HILL, 0F MERRILLVIILE, CALIFORNIA '.'State of California, have invented an lmprovement in `Hay-Loading Machines, of which the followlng is a specification.

yThis invention is Aan improvement 1n fl`iarvesting` machines andhas particular reference to an apparatus for loading hay and theV like.

object of the invention is to provide yan apparatus of the `class indicated' which providesiibvelmeans for propelling the entire device and lat thesame time gathering f the harvest upona platformhaving a confveyer associated therewith which, when said platform is loaded, is adapted to be operated to conveyv the load upward upona dehvery .incline from whence -it is 4deposited into a wagon or other vehicle.

Anotherobject is theprovision of a novel guiding means for the apparatus which con'- 'i sists-in disconnecting one or the other of the caterpillar tractors, used in' connection with .the invention, from its source of driving power, .depending upon the direction in i ywhich it is desired to propel the machine.

Theinventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of 1llustrating the invention, is shown in the accom- 'panying drawings; but it isA to be expressly ance with the invention.

understood ythat said drawings are used merely to vfacilitate the description ofthe invention as a whole and not to' define the limits thereof,r reference being had to the v appended claims for this purpose. y

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine constructedin accordy `Fig. 42 isan enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the means for 'controlling vthe machine in its different phases of operation.` Fig. 3 is an en# larged section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2. Fig. t is a section on the line 4.-4 of Fig.'1. Fig. 5 is asection on the line 5-'-5`of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectionon the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

The machine preferablycomprises a frame `10 ,consistingof a central loading platform 1,1having extending from one end .thereof an upwardly inclineddclivery chute 12 and A atits other end ank elevated support 13 upon which is adapted'to be kmounted means for operating the machine.' whichl preferably in@ cludes agasolene motor conventionally illus.

i Specification of Letters Patent.A i

Application iledctober 9, 1915. Serial N o. 55,086.

' through 'HAY-LOADING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. s, 191e.

trated at 14 and supplied by means of a tank 15. Preferably, the frame 10`is supported and propelled by caterpillar tractors which include front and rear shafts 1G ournaledin the frame and having mounted thereon the sprocket wheels 17 which are connected by the chains 18. Secured to these chains are the endless tractor. elements 19 which are adapted to engage the ground whereby a relatively `long bearing surface is provided to enable the machine to steadily travel over uneven ground. Means are provided for driving these tractors which consists of a lshaft 20 mounted in the rear of the machine and transversely thereof, said shaft carry,

ing the sprocket wheels 21 over each of which passes a drive chain22 which is. also connected to a large sprocket wheel 23 carried upon the rear shafts 16 which are 'our- A main rive chine is connected 'at one end to the source of power 14 and has provided at its other end a gear 25 which is adapted to engage shiftable gears 26H01* 27 mounted upon the shaft 20 and adapted to be thrown into engagement with said gear 25 when itis desired to propel the machine forwardly or .reverse the vdirection thereof. The shifting of the gears 26 and 27 is accomplished the connections 2S which are adapted to be operated `by the lever 29 located upon thc elevated supportl adjacent the drivers seat as shownin dotted lines.

Assuming that the machine is traveling in the direction ofy the arrows in F ig. 1 and that it is desired to guide thc same to the left or right, means are provided for stopping the operation of one or the other of the tractors, said means including a clutch 3() associated with the lsprocket wheel 2l adjacentthe support 13. Suitable connections 31 are provided for operating this clutch and when the same is thrown out of engagement with saidl sprocket wheel the tractor at that end of the machine willcea-se` to be operated and the machine will turn tothe'left of the direction in which it is travellng.

heferring now to Fig. 3 it will be seen that the shaft 20 inc hldes a hollow sl'eeve .member `32`which extends from the cl itch fgfnerally indicatedby 33, and arrange adjaxent thesprocket wheel 21,' to the sprocket wheel 21 at the other end of the machine. This-clutch 33 is associated witha` toothed `in which the machine is traveling. vthrowing both of the clutches 30 and 33 out stop the operation of this tractor it is only' necessary to operate the connections to withdraw the clutch 33 from engagement with the disk 3st. whereupon the sleeve por tion 32 of the shaft 20 will cease to rotate and drive the sprocket wheel 21 with which the tractor at the left of Fig. 1 is connected. Such manipulation will cause the entire machine to turn to the right of the direction By of.' clutchirugl engagement with their respective elements, the machine may be brought to a stop. This may `also be accomplished by shifting the clutch, diagranunatically illustrated at 36 and mounted upon the main drive shaft 24, by means of a connection 37 actuated by alever 38.

1When the machine is traveling forward the hay, or whatever harvest is being gathered, is conveyed upon the platform 11 by means of a plurality of lingers 39 extending forwardly of the machine and connected at their inner ends to a base `i0 which is pivotally mounted at 4:1 to the front edge of the frame 10. A toothed sector 42 is carried by one end of the base i0 and is adapted to be engaged by the worm 43 carried by the shaft it ournaled in the bearings i5 formed upon the frame 10. This mechanism is provided for the purpose of swinging the fingers 39 to a substantially vertical position after the machine has been brought to astop in order to throw the hay gathered on said fingers onto the platform 11. By referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the shaft ell is operated through thefmedium of a bevel-gear 4G carried by one end of said shaft and meshing with a similar gear 47 mounted upon one end of a` shaft i8 extending transversely to the shaft 14, the other end of said shaft carrying a bevel gear 49 and meshing with a similar gear 50 mounted upon the main drive shaft 24. The gear 46 is shiftable into and out of engagement with the gear 47 by means of the sleeve 51 operated by the connections 52 so that when the gear 46 is in engagement with the gear 47 the shaft 44 will be rotated. The gear 47 is employed for the purpose of permitting the return of the fingers 39 to their lowered position. After a sufficient amount of hay has been deposited upon the platform 11 it is desired to transfer the same from this platforn'i into a suitable conveyance for tnlnsportation and to this end there is provided a conveyor generally indicated by 53 including crossbars'i. spaced at suitable intervals, said conveyer being movable transversely of the platform 11 and incline delivery chute 12. The conveyer is mounted upon suitable shafts 55, 56, and 57 journaled in Fig. 5 and the hay is conveyed from the platform 11'up the delivery chute 12 and from thence olf of the end thereof into a` wagon or other vehicle which .is located beneath the delivery end. The conveyor is driven by means of an obliquely extending shaft 59 having at its lower end a gear 60 meshing with the similar gear 6l carried by the rear end of the shaft 56, the latter being located intermediate the shafts 55 and 57 and at the junction of the lower end of the chute 12 with the platform 11. The upper end of the shaft 59 is also provided with a bevel gear 62 meshing with a similar gear 63 which is carried by a sleeve 64 shiftable on a shaft G5 by means of connections 66. The forward end of the shaft (55 is provided with a gear 67 meshing with the gear 68 which is preferably formed integral with the gear 50 mounted upon the main drive shaft 2i. Thus by throwing the gear 63 in engagement with gear 62 the shaft 59 is driven and motion is in turn imparted to the shaft 5G whereupon the conveyor 53 is operated to deliver the load of hay from s the platform 11.

What is claimed is 0 l. A loading machine com rislng a frame, propelling devices there or, means oted thereto and normally in a substantially j horizontal position, a segmental gear asso` ciated with said fingers, a worm shaft for oscillating said gear to raise and lower said fingers, a conveyor arranged transversely of Said frame and adapted to'carry the load to the delivery end thereof, and reversible mechanism for operating said shaft.

3. In a loading machine comprising a frame including a central loading platform, an elevated supporting platform at one end thereof, tractors for propelling said frame, a source of driving power mounted upon said elevated platform, a shaft extending transversely of the rear of the machine and operated by said source of power, driving connections between said shaft and said tractors, a clutch associated with said shaft, i

molntecl'uponr said shaft-and adapted to operate -the` other ofY theitractor members,

and means4 ,for operating each of said 'y 4clutches 'whereby' said; tractors may be simull taneouslyor"Iidependently operated.

D.' 4. 'lod-ing L machine `comprising a frame, a jplit'lity of jloa ding fingerslpivoted thereto, a` 'segxnental" 'gear lassociated with conveyer extending longitudinally of said 9 platform, another shaft extending transversely of the 'rear of said platform and 'connected to oneof lthe tirst-nan'ied shafts, a source of drlrmg power carried by said framewand includ-ing a main driving shaft,

'in aux ary shaft' connected to said main Iiving'f Shaft i and 'extending i parallel tn \1'eto,apd\ rear connections between said auxiliary shzilftsfiand said transversely arrangedshaft for driving the latter vto oper- "l ate the conveyer supporting shafts.

5. A .loading machine comprising a frame, a loalding platform associated with said frame, an endless conveyer movable transversely of said platform, shafts for supponting said onveyer extending longitudinally of said platform, another shaft extending transversely' of therear of said lplatform and connected to one of the firstnamed shafts, a source of driving power carried by said'fralneand including a main driving shaft, an auxiliary shaft connected tosaidmain driving shaft and extending parallel thereto, and' gear connections between said auxiliary shaft and said transversely arranged shaft for driving the latter' to operate the conveyor supporting shafts.

(` A .loading machine comprising a `ce1itral loading platform, a delivery chute at one end thereof, 'an elevated supporting I platform at the other end thereof, a conveyer associated withl said loading platform and movable transversely thereof and said delivery chute', vertically adjustable fingers for transferring a load onto said conveyer, tractors for propelling said frame, a divided shaft for operating said tractors, a.clutch member associated withvthe parts of said shaft, a shaft for driving said conveyer, an auxiliary shaft for operating the last-named shaft, a clutch associated therewith, a'main drive shaft connected 'to said auxiliary shaft, a source of'power for driving said main shaft :ind mounted on said elevated supporting platform and connections all mounted on said elevated platform for oper ating the clutches associated with said tractor propelling shaft and saidfauxiliary sha t.

CLEVELAND HILL.

lVitnessed hy- J. E. lARDU, THoMAs HILL. f 

